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About Mely

Mely Dinsdale

 

Since I started teaching Pilates in 2001. I've trained elite athletes, avid exercise enthusiasts, sedentary clientele, seniors and elderly, children and teenagers ages 7-17, high school athletes, Minor league baseball players, jujitsu competitors, swimmers, volleyball players, golfers, gymnasts, tennis players, and dancers. I have worked with specific diagnoses such as scoliosis, osteoporosis, disc-bulge, and many pre and post op surgical sites. Plus, I specialize in prenatal Pilates.​

 

  • Pilates certification from Body Arts and Sciences International in Costa Mesa under the instruction of Master Trainer Rael Isacowitz

  • GYROTONIC® LEVEL 1 Apprentice Certified through Master Trainer Donna Place

  • BA in Kinesiology, C.S.U. Long Beach

 

Prior to opening my studio, I worked side by side with Registered Physical Therapists for eight years. I've obtained Specific Pre and Post Operative Rehab protocols for both Traditional Therapy and Therapy utilizing the Pilates Apparatus. I continue to attend many continuing education seminars every year since 2004, such as Body, Mind, Spirit - Santa Clara, Pilates on Tour Balance Body, IDEA and Inner IDEA.

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The first GARUDA Instructor on the West Coast of the United States. In GARUDA Graha 2018, GARUDA Foundation Mat 6/2020, GARUDA Dhara (Chair) 7/2020, GARUDA Chakra (Foam Roller) 8/2020 and GARUDA Seated and Standing 10/2020, GARUDA Reformer 10/2020, GARUDA Apparatus A 10/2023, GARUDA Barre & Sling 5/2024. Reference: thegaruda.net/

 

Flexibility and strength are two very important areas that can create balance in a client's exercise routine. Often, flexibility is not as emphasized as much as the focus of building muscle. Thus, many injuries occur due to imbalance.

 

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